Draw-bar carrier.



C. S. SHALLENBBRGER.

DRAW BAR CARRIER. APPLICATION-FILED AUG. 26, 1912.

15072659. Patented Sept. 9,1913.

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Apneation ined Augustas, 1912. sei-mino. 717,048.

To all whom it may concern," y I Be itknown that I, G rIAELEsS. 'SHALLEN- BERGER', a 'citizen of the United-j States, re-

siding at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Draw-'Bar' Carriers, ofl which the following is a full, clear, and 'exactldescriptiom such 'as willl enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the `accompanyl'ing drawings, forming 'part of this specification, in Which- 1 Figure 1` l1s a front elevational view of a draw-bar carrier of my improved construe tionshoving thesupported draw-bar in section. Fig. 2 is. an end elevation of tlie'carrier. Fig. 3 is a vertical section takenapproximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. tis 'an enlarged detail section taken on the line 4 4' of Fig. 1.' Fig. 5 isl a perspective 'View of the reversible carry'iron forming a partof my invention.

invention relates .to new and useful improvements in tcarriers for the draws-bars of car couplers',` the principal object of my inyentionbeing'to providefa comparatively simple, inexpensive ycarrier that is vconstructed so asy to permit the carried drawbar to .swing laterally to relieve sai-d draw# bai' of lateral strains While the car vis roundinga curve, and which carrier.v is self-centering in that it returns the draw-bar to a Central position after said draw-bar has been shifted'. laterally in "either direction. A Afurther *obj ect of my improved invention is to" combine With a 'sel'fc'entering carrier a reversible carry iron which Vmay be readily adjusted upon its swinging support-s so as tovary the heightof the carried drawbar'.

A still furtherobjectof vmyinvention is to provide a vlaterally swinging, self-centering carrier having a minimum number of parts which can be easily'assembledor taken\ apart, and further to connectthe carry iron to the swinging supports of the carrier so that said carry iron can be easily and quickly detached to permit the removal of .-thedraW-bar. y To the above purposes 'my invention consists in certain novel' features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully/described and el aimed.

y Referring by numerals to the accompanyhanger Sr.' henthis'v pin18 is removed tlf/iey 95 nio-ns 15. thereby permitting the;inserti'oii.Y

235-ingdravvfings,\l` designates the end sillof a car underframe, andfixed thereto inv any suitable manner 1s a plate?, andformedgon f or fixed to said-plateis a horizontally disposed housing 3, the f frontwall of which constitutes the striking plate." The end portions of the front Wall of this housing are extended downward and outward as designated by 4, land formed on the inner faces of these downwardly extended portionsand with the opposite portions of the plate 2 are lugs -5 which are arranged in pairs, and provided in their tops with trunnion seats- 6. i Journaled in these trunnionseats 6 are trunnions 7 that are formed on'- or fixed to the upper portions of lugs or hangers 8, the

lupper ends of -whiclr are provided with heads 9 that occupy positions atthe ends of the opening through the housing 3. These heads 9 bear directly against. follower blocks which fit loosely in the end lportions'of the chamber within the housing 3,\and yinterposed between these follower blocks vis ra compression spring 11.

`Formed on or fixed the links or hangers 8 are inwardly pro. jecting lugs 12 which are adapted to engage directly against Athe side, faces of the; draw!- bar A,'a's shown in Fig. 1. The lower ends;v of the links or hangers 8 are bifurcated'to form pairs-of legs 13, audformedon the inner faces of the legs of one of said .linksor hangers are trunnion seats 14. -Journaled. in

to vthe innerifacesofthese seats are trunnionsV 15.Whi ch ,aref

of the legs of the corresponding link i" j .-3.15

carry iron swings downward upon' its truor removal'h'the'draw-bar.

The carry iron 16 is provided withl apa of oppositely disposed draW-bar-engaging faces, one of wlich is located closer to' the axes of the trunnions 15 and pin 18 than the other, and thus by reversing or turning the carryl iron upside-down the height at which the draw-bar issupported can be changed.

When my improved draw-bar carrier is in use the draw-bar vis held in a central position as shownin Fig. 1' by reason of van equal pressure of the spring 11 against the follower blocks 10 that bear directly against 116 sitions, thereby moving the heads 9 of the links or hangers 8. The draw-bar thus supported is free to move laterally for a limited distance in either direction, which movementitakes-place as the cars are rounding a curve, and when the side strain upon pressure of the spring 11 exerted on the heads 9 restores 'the same to their normal pothe draw-bar to its normal center position.

When itis desired'to adjust the height atwhich the draw-bar is carried thepin 18 is side-down,

removed to permit the carry iron 16 to swing downward from its position beneath the draw-bar, Aand said carry ironis now lifted so as to disengage the trunnions 15 fromI the seats 14. Th

the trunnions 15 are rengaged 1n the seats 14, Vand said carry Eiron is now swlingupward into horizontal position and locked to the corresponding link or hanger 8 by means ofthe pin 18.

' pressure against the The wall of the plate .-2 immediately to the rear of 'the housing 3 is cut away to permit the insertion orremoval of the spring 11 and follower blocks l0, and when the parts of the carrier are assembled said spring is insertedthrough the openings to the rear of the housing 3 while under compression,

thus permitting the trunnions 7 of the links v'or hangers 8 to be lpositioned lin their respective seats, and as the s ring-compressing means is removable the ibllower blocks 10 move into engagement. with the heads 9. When `the spring is properly positioned within` the housing 3 it 'is thoroughly protected against blows from parts exterior of the carrier, and said spring exerts equal upper ends of the links 8.

A draw-bar carrier of my improved construction isscomparatively simple, comprises a minimum number of parts which'can be readily assembled or taken apart, automatically centers the draw-bar after the same has shifted laterally in either direction, and said carrier is provided with a carry iron which can be readily reversed or turned .upsidewn to vary the height at which the drawb'ar is carried.

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved drawbar carrv iron can be made and substituted tion, the scope of the draw-bar is relieved the' e carry iron is now turned u i Witnesses:

out departing from the spirit of my inven- .which is set forthin the appended claims.

1. In a draw-'bar carrier, the combination with a support, of a airV of laterally swinging hangers, a draw ar between the lower portions of said hangers, and a single yielding pressure element between theupper portionsof said hangers.

2. In a draw-bar carrier, the combination withA a support, of a pairv of hangers pivotally mounted on said support, a draw-bar carry iron carried by the lower portions of said hangers, and asingle yielding pressure element arranged betweenthe hangers above their points of pivotal connectionwith the support. y

3. In a draw-bar carrier, the combination with a support, ofA a pair of hangers pivotally connected to and depending from the support, a .draw-bar carry iron carried by the lower portions of said hangers, and yielding pressure means interposed between -t-he upper ends of the hangers for' yieldingly resisting transverse swinging movement thereof.

4. In a draw-bar carrier, the combination with a air of pivotally supported hangers, of. yielding pressure means between said hangers above the points ofv their pivotal support,and a reversible carry iron'removably connected t'o the lower portions .of `said hangers.

5. The combination with a support, 'of a pairof hangers pivotally connected to said support, heads on the upper ends off said hangers, a yieldingpressure element interposed between said heads, and a, carry iron removably connected to the lower portions of said hangers. v

6. The combination ing a housi-ng, of a pair-of hangers pivotally mounted on the support,a yielding pressurel element within the housing between the 11pper portions/of 'the hangers, and a draw bar supporting member connected to the lower portions of. said hangers.

carry iron arranged with a support hav- In testimony whereof vI hereunto aix my I signature in thepresence of two witnesses,

vthis 13th day of August, 1912.

CHARLES S SHALLEN BERGER.

C. T. IVESTLAKE, HAL C. BnLLvrLLn. 

